2toneZ
Registered Member
Shoulda put some pics up a while ago, but I have been driving the heck out of this since I got it done around the beginning of Dec. Some wheelin pics from new years day.
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98 ZR2 sas
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drew4x4
1/2 ton status
thats a nice truck man, really clean and it looks like a great wheeling rig. low, sas, skinny. i got an 03 s10 zr2. not sas, just BDS 5, 2 inch body, on 35's.
are you a member of zr2usa?
are you a member of zr2usa?
odin
1/2 ton status
What are the specs?
3 link?
What coilovers?
3 link?
What coilovers?
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Also,what axle are you using? Is it an early bronco d44? Looks too narrow to be fullsize.
2toneZ
Registered Member
Specs:
Front
Triangulated 3 link w/ panhard bar
Bilstein 14" coilovers
eibach springs
12" 200lbs/in
14" 300lbs/in
narrowed HP44 4.88 (open)
Rear
Spring over on stock rear springs (w/ZR2 panhard bar)
Bilstein shocks
Narrowed 14BFF 4.88 (Eaton posi)
Disk brakes
35" BFG KM2s
17" H2 wheels
4.3L v6 (w/208,XXX mi)
4l60e
Performance rebuild
NV23X? stock push button shift (232 right?)
I started watching the ZR2 forums long time ago, that's what motivated me to build this truck. There was a black extended cab truck that was straight axle'd on 37s, later was painted yellow. Big time motivation for me seeing that truck in Four Wheeler Real Truck Challenge.
Front
Triangulated 3 link w/ panhard bar
Bilstein 14" coilovers
eibach springs
12" 200lbs/in
14" 300lbs/in
narrowed HP44 4.88 (open)
Rear
Spring over on stock rear springs (w/ZR2 panhard bar)
Bilstein shocks
Narrowed 14BFF 4.88 (Eaton posi)
Disk brakes
35" BFG KM2s
17" H2 wheels
4.3L v6 (w/208,XXX mi)
4l60e
Performance rebuild
NV23X? stock push button shift (232 right?)
I started watching the ZR2 forums long time ago, that's what motivated me to build this truck. There was a black extended cab truck that was straight axle'd on 37s, later was painted yellow. Big time motivation for me seeing that truck in Four Wheeler Real Truck Challenge.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Thanks for the specs! Cool truck for sure!
That is very cool nice work! 
CUCV2
5/4 ton fun
Is the SAS a kit or custom? The end result looks like a good compromise between street legal and trail ready.
2toneZ
Registered Member
Its all custom, there really isn't much out there for kits. Diversified Creations has a kit to run TJ axles and suspension and there are a couple leaf spring kits but I just did my own thing. I wanted to run coilovers and trail gear creeper joints and have 8 lug axles.
nimak5
1/2 ton status
Looks good!
Thats badass man.
lol, Yeah! I'd have to say, the whole 8 lug axle setup is pretty f***ing sweet. Complete overkill, heavy, initial cost to narrow, but I like it that way. Rocks!!
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Nice rig. Looks taller in the first pic. Did you let some preload off the springs or something? Seems like its sitting really perfect in the last shot.
2toneZ
Registered Member
The last pictures were actually before I was finished. I just had everything mocked up on some coils I borrowed.
2toneZ
Registered Member
Update. Trying to rework my original build. I put this together a couple years ago, drove it for a about a year. It wasn't really what I was going for, it ended up too tall. So last week I pulled it back into the shop after receiving new 12" coilovers from Off-road Power Products.
When I built this rig it was originally on 14" coilovers. After I compared overall dimensions of 12 & 14" coilovers I expected to reduce my ride height by 5-6".
So I plugged in the new 12" Fox's and set it back down.
Sitting like this I had no up travel.
When I built this rig it was originally on 14" coilovers. After I compared overall dimensions of 12 & 14" coilovers I expected to reduce my ride height by 5-6".
So I plugged in the new 12" Fox's and set it back down.
Sitting like this I had no up travel.
2toneZ
Registered Member
Then I cut off the interfering brackets and removed the drag link to try to find a solution to get this lower.
I can set it down pretty low until the webbing of the d44 interferes with the oil pan ... Probably gonna make clearance there.
I'll have to get more pics to illustrate my issues.
I can set it down pretty low until the webbing of the d44 interferes with the oil pan ... Probably gonna make clearance there.
I'll have to get more pics to illustrate my issues.
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Nice work
and yeah, lower is always better
and yeah, lower is always better
Very cool build. I like it a lot.
2toneZ
Registered Member
Been able to gain some clearance by reworkiing the upper 3rd link mount @ the axle. I had 11" of separation @ the axle before. Gonna go with about 9" separation now.
I haven't completely hacked the factory crossmember out yet. It looks l like the max up travel I can get will have 3" between frame & axle tube ... High steer crossover will not work.
Right now I am thinking of doing "T crossover steering" with a heim where the drag link connects to the tie rod piece.
Pics
I haven't completely hacked the factory crossmember out yet. It looks l like the max up travel I can get will have 3" between frame & axle tube ... High steer crossover will not work.
Right now I am thinking of doing "T crossover steering" with a heim where the drag link connects to the tie rod piece.
Pics
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